My leave to remain expires in 147 days. It will get colder, and then it will be Christmas, and then my visa will expire.   It was is...

I've piled some more books in corners and eaten rice pudding. The birdoole has climbed about on toppled fantasy-novel shale and I ...

Gifs have taught us that there are so many kinds of nope!  God's own nope octopus. Which is like omg you must be kidding get that awa...

In 1992 I went to see Strictly Ballroom with an exchange student called Owen who lived on my hall. Owen had round, interrogative eyes, ...

My friend Sophie's family always seemed properly English-flavoured. Her grandfather was English, and many, many years later we would ...

Hem, Pacific Street The Weepies, Little Bird Jim Croce, I've Got A Name Josh Rouse, His Majesty Rides P...

Ethel the glitter Stegosaur, by @Pictmatrix I keep rubbing my hands together, because they seem sticky from wondering if I know what I...

Well, so much for the first week. Another windy night, another drab not-so-cold day. Crumpets and cheap chocolate and cups of tea and all th...